In hindsight, it seems obvious that a R&B
superstar and a game design house best known for Grab the Gerbil (a maze
game based on the omnipresent Richard Gere rumor) wasn't the best fit. But
in the frantic days of the Atari boom, when every record company was hoping
for their own Journey: Escape, these jarringly different entities
collaborated on a game.

And what a game! Prarie Projects' masterpiece featured a single player
racing around a field tipping cows while avoiding point-destroying cow
pies. (In a small sop to physics, the player actually had to work up some
speed before hitting the cow, so much of the game involves racing back and
forth before slamming into a cow.)

Between levels, players were treated to a quick animation of a man dancing
with a cow. It was never really made clear as to whether this was supposed
to be Bryson, whether the player was Bryson, or whether the farm simply
belonged to Bryson.

Not surprisingly, Peabo Bryson's Cow Tipper appealed to a very small
audience. For smooth R&B fans who liked a good dose of scatalogical humor,
it was a godsend. For the rest of the cartridge-buying public, it was
simply another thing to skip over when rummaging through the bargain bin.